Lesson 21
t'emutham'sh ch 'uw' stem'un'?
Can you guess what I am?
| stem tsun 'a'lu? | 'What am I?' | ||
| hee' | 'yes' | ||
| 'uwu | 'no' | ||
| 'i wa'lu p'e' | 'maybe' | ||
| ts'uhwule' | 'sometimes' |
| Q1 | ni' 'u ch tun'ni' 'u tthu sta'luw'? | 'Are you from the river?' | |
| 'uwu tsun tun'ni'un' 'u tthu sta'luw'. | 'I'm not from the river.' | ||
| Q2 | ni' 'u ch tun'ni' 'u tthu kw'atl'kwa? | 'Are you from the sea?' | |
| hee', tun'ni' tsun 'u tthu kw'atl'kwa. | 'Yes, I'm from the sea.' | ||
| Q3 | ni' 'u ch tun'n'i 'u tthu hwthuthiqut? | 'Are you from the forest?' | |
| ts'uhwule' ni' tsun 'u tthu hwthuthiqut, ts'uhwule' ni' tsun 'u tthu tawun. | 'Sometimes I'm in the woods and sometimes I'm in town.' | ||
| Q4 | nii lhey'xthaam 'u tthu mustimuhw? | 'Do people eat you?' | |
| Q5 | ni' 'u kwun'e'thaam 'u tthu mustimuhw? | 'Do people keep you?' | |
| Q6 | tsq'ix 'u ch? | 'Are you black?' | |
| hee', tsq'ix tsun. | 'Yes, I'm black.' | ||
| Q7 | tumlhalus 'u ch? | 'Are you brown?' | |
| hee', 'i tsun tsulel 'i' tumlhalus. | 'Yes, I'm almost all brown.' | ||
| Q8 | 'i 'u ch p'uq'? | 'Are you white?' | |
| 'uwu tsun p'uq'un'. | 'I'm not white.' | ||
| Q9 | p'uq' 'u ch? | 'Are you white?' | |
| hee', 'i tsun p'e' tuw' sxwul'xwal'qw'. | 'Yes, I've got it in my markings.' | ||
| Q10 | nii p'uq' tthun' sxuy'us? | 'Is your head white?' | |
| hee', p'uq' p'e' tthunu sxuy'us. | 'Yes, my head is white.' | ||
| Q11 | ni' 'u ch thi? | 'Are you big?' | |
| 'uwu tsun thi'un'. | 'I am not big.' | ||
| Q12 | ni' 'u ch 'uhwiin'? | 'Are you little?' | |
| hee', nan tsun 'uw' 'uhwiin'. | 'Yes, I'm very small.' | ||
| Q13 | ni' 'u' 'ch tl'eqt? | 'Are you long?' | |
| 'uwu tsun tl'eqteen'. | 'I am not long.' | ||
| Q14 | ni' 'u ch lhq'et? | 'Are you wide/flat?' | |
| Q15 | xu'athun 'u kw'un' sxun'u? | 'Do you have four legs?' | |
| xu'athun p'e' tthunu sxun'u. | 'I in fact have four legs.' | ||
| Q16 | te'tsus 'u tthun' sxun'u? | 'Do you have eight legs?' | |
| 'uwu'. 'uw' yuse'lu 'ul' tthunu sxun'u. | 'No, I just have two legs.' | ||
| Q17 | qux 'u kw'un' sxun'u? | 'Do you have a lot of legs?' | |
| 'uwu te' nu sxun'u. | 'I have no legs.' | ||
| Q18 | 'i 'u ch tsshe'itun? | 'Do you have hair?' | |
| hee, 'i tsun tsshe'itun. | 'Yes, I have hair.' | ||
| Q19 | 'i 'u ch tstth'uystun? | 'Do you have horns?' | |
| 'uwu te' nu tth'uystun. | 'I don't have horns.' | ||
| Q20 | 'i 'u ch tstl'q'een'? | 'Do you have feathers?' | |
| hee', qux nu stl'q'een'. | 'Yes, I have a lot of feathers.' | ||
| Q21 | xwum 'u ch 'i' lhakw'? | 'Can you fly?' | |
| skw'ey kw'unus lhakw'. | 'I can't fly.' | ||
| Q22 | xwum 'u ch 'i' tstl'um? | 'Can you jump?' | |
| hee', xwum tsun 'i' tstl'um. | 'Yes, I can jump.' | ||
| Q23 | xwum 'u ch 'i' t'itsum? | 'Can you swim (on surface)?' | |
| skw'ey kw'unus t'itsum. | 'I can't swim on the surface.' | ||
| Q24 | xwum 'u ch 'i' shtem? | 'Can you swim (underwater)?' | |
| hee', xwum tsun 'i' shtem. | 'Yes, I can swim underwater.' | ||
| Q25 | xwum 'u ch 'i' t'ilum? | 'Can you sing?' | |
| xwum tsun 'i' t'ilum. | 'I can sing.' | ||
| Q26 | xwum 'u ch 'i' q'ewum? | 'Can you howl?' | |
| skw'ey kw'unus q'ewum. | 'I can't howl.' | ||
| Q27 | ni' 'u ch xut'eem' 'u kw' shqw'uleshelu? | 'Do you build a nest?' | |
| ni' tsun p'e' xut'eem' 'u kw' shqw'uleshelu. | 'I build a nest.' | ||
| Q28 | nii ch xut'eem' 'u tthu stuq? | 'Do you build dams?' | |
| 'uwu p'e' kw'unus xte'um 'u kw' stuq. | 'I don't in fact make dams.' | ||
| Q29 | nii ch lhey'xt tthu stseelhtun? | 'Do you eat salmon?' | |
| ni' tsun p'e' 'uw' lhey'xt tthu stseelhtun. | 'In fact I eat salmon.' | ||
| Q30 | nii ch lhey'xt tthu saxwul? | 'Do you eat grass?' | |
| Q31 | stiqiw 'u ch? | 'Are you a horse?' | |
| 'uwu tsun stiqiween'. | 'I am not a horse.' | ||
| Q32 | 'uwe 'u ch kwu'elh sqwumey'uhw? | 'Aren't you a dog?' | |
| 'uwu tsun sqwumey'un'. | 'I'm not a dog.' | ||
| Q33 | wuwa' spe'uth ch. | 'Maybe you are a bear.' | |
| hee', ni' ch t'umnam'sh! spe'uth tsun. | 'Yes, you managed to guess! I'm a bear.' |
t'emutham'sh ch 'uw' stem'un'?
'i' tun'ni' tsun 'u tthu stula'tl'uw'. tumlhalus tthunu kw'uluw'. tl'qet tthunu shtl'up'isnuts 'i' lhqet. 'uy'stuhw tsun kw'unus xet'kw't tthu thqet, nusuw' xut'eem' 'u tthu stuq. squl'ew' tsun.
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